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WE have just come across an article by E. Hoffman Price, entitled "Jaded Jaloppies," which apparently appeared in "For Men Only," and which has for some time lain concealed in…

—Lauda the perfectionist Long Beach, April 4th WHEN the teams arrived in California, direct from Brazil, there being but one weekend between the two races, they found two major changes.…

Sir, I was interested to read in "Vintage Postbag" in the Sept. issue of Motor Sport the letter from Mr. R. H. Stracey regarding the Arrol-Johnston Dogcart car in the…

Fatal shunt and `supercar' ban There was a time when rallying not only sold motor cars but also helped develop new ones. Alas, today the sport can hardly be said…

Last year I played golf at the behest of Philip Stein, Volkswagen (GB) Limited's Head of Publicity, and this year he invited me to play Polo, at Aston Clinton in…

ALL adjectives and expressions used in the normal description of motor cars have to be based on some suitable standard, and owing to the inexorable law of averages, this standard…

One hundred members and guests attended the reunion dinner of the ERA Club on 31 October. (The club now embraces BRM, the other Bourne car.) The club's president, AF Rivers…

The Thoroughbred Grand Prix title showdown provided a thrilling centrepiece to Estoril's new historic festival as nearly 100 British entries made the end-of-season trip to southern Europe. For the many lured by…

Will the WSC formula work? Daytona 24 Hours The new era of open-top, naturally aspirated World Sports Cars opened at the Daytona Speedway, Florida, on February 5/6, raising as many…

Joe Fry Breaks Raymond Mays' Long-standing Record by 0.02 sec., with the 1,096-c.c. Freikaiserwagen, in 37.35 sec. Stirling Moss Sets Astonishing Unblown Record of 38.57 sec. in his Cooper J.A.P.…

Brands Hatch, March 17th There was one bright spot in the wet and soggy day at Brands Hatch which overcame the gloom and squalor of the Kentish circuit at its…

Sir, Further to my recent letter in respect of "Some Unusual Engines", I respectfully Present a few further comments after further reading. It is noted that Mr. Setright repeats a…